One of my biggest pet peeves is when people openly discuss money — particularly the actual dollar amount , how much they earn.
I don’t like talking about money because it’s rude. Because I make less than everyone in the world. (That’s right.! Everyone!) Because it reminds me of the mistakes I make with the little money I do have. Because money [the lack thereof] is the root of my unhappiness. Because that unhappiness trickles into every other aspect of my life right now.
I just figured this out today, by the way.
Mind you, I just got back from what is perhaps the biggest impulse buy of all time: HAWAII. That’s an obscene amount of money that could have gone to — oh, I don’t know — RENT. So this post is certainly not a plea for pity. I’m just putting it out there. It’s something I’m working on.
But seriously, even if I didn’t have the BILL PILE and the ALMOST-GETTING-EVICTED hanging over my head, even if I had the means of actually living comfortably in this town, not paycheck to paycheck — I still don’t think I can stand talking about it. I mean, I still don’t even know what my DAD makes.
Does this bother anyone else, or is it just because I’m ridiculously po’? (I can’t even afford the O-R)
May 25th, 2006 at 2:19 am
Word.
I also love listening to sups and above complain that they might not bonus. Poor them!
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May 25th, 2006 at 2:20 am
Or when the yearly bonus rolls around they get all excited and happy and we’re left standing in the rain… crying…
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May 25th, 2006 at 5:12 pm
I’ve been on both sides of this. I’ve been bothered by others talking about money, then I find myself doing it. WTF? At any rate, thank God the Vid is cheap!
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May 26th, 2006 at 10:03 am
Dude, you are so right.
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